Sports data and content supplier Sportradar has confirmed the acquisition of the award-winning sports betting and gaming omnichannel platform business Optima, with the deal effective immediately. The acquisition sees Optima extending Sportradar’s current betting services portfolio to become a full-service B2B data, betting, trading and player management platform business. Sportsradar’ …
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Paschal Donohoe, the Finance Minister of Ireland, has confirmed that in 2020 bookmakers across the country are set to receive a €50,000 a year relief from the 2 per cent tax levied on betting in the Republic which is hoped will support the country’s independent bookmaking sector. Ireland’s gambling sector …
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Mixed martial arts promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has launched its own sports betting product, UFC Event Center betting hub, in partnership with IMG Arena. The new feature, announced as the industry’s first betting product created specifically for a major sports brand, will give fans the chance to access …
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Online casino games supplier SYNOT Games has signed a deal in the Czech Republic, with Sazka, the leading state lottery operator, and in Spain, when has teamed up with leading online operator JOKERBET. As part of the deal with Sazka, SYNOT will deliver its full portfolio of games utilising the …
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Leading sports data, technology and intelligence firm Sportradar has secured a new exclusive partnership with New York-listed Pay-TV supplier Dish which will see it named as the company’s official sports data provider. Sportradar will provide its data APIs from major sports leagues, including the NBA, MLB and NHL, across Dish …
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London-listed gambling operator The Rank Group (Rank) has confirmed completing its take over of online casino and bingo operator Stride Gaming. In a released statement, Rank said that it now owns the entire issued ordinary share capital of Stride. Rank’s original bid that it lodged in May was worth £115.3m(€129.5m). …
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The William Hill US division and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have announced details of a new partnership that will see the first sportsbook open inside a professional sports venue in the US. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and Washington Mystics franchises. William …
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The gambling regulatory body in New Zealand is considering a ban on gambling online with credit cards. The aim of the ban would be to try to reduce losses and debt for individuals and to improve the fight against gambling addiction. The move comes ahead of major online casino Skycity …
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Åland Islands-based gaming operator Paf has confirmed that it will reduce its maximum yearly loss limit by €5,000 to €25,000, in a bid to prioritise responsible gambling measures. In 2018, Paf became the first international gaming company to introduce a maximum annual loss limit for its customers. Paf has since …
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Betting and gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has confirmed that it has completed the migration of its Slovakian sportsbook onto Playtech’s IMS platform. The migration is the latest stage in Fortuna and Playtech’s omni-channel partnership in Central and Eastern Europe initiated last year and will be followed at a later …
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Malta-based games developer Hacksaw Gaming has been granted regulatory approval to launch in the United Kingdom by the UK Gambling Commision (UKGC). The supplier license allows Hacksaw to offer its innovative scratchcards to UK players for the first time. The company currently has 27 of them in its offer. “This …
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Flutter Entertainment (formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair) is merging with Nasdaq listed Stars Group (TSG) in an all-share deal that will create one of the world’s biggest online betting group. Following the merger, shareholders of Flutter, would own approximately 55 per cent of the new company, with TSG Shareholders …
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Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson has successfully placed senior unsecured bonds amounting to SEK1bn (€93.3m), after attracting interest from several large institutional investors throughout the Nordic region. This September, Betsson governance moved to sanction a minimum SEK 500 million (€47 million) bond placement, led by Scandinavian investment banks Nordea …
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The French government has introduced new gambling regulations ahead of the planned privatisation next month of state-owned gaming and lottery operator FDJ. Changes include the creation of a new national gambling authority, ‘L’autorité nationale des jeux’ (ANJ). ANJ will replace the current regulator, ‘L’autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en …
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Rush Street Interactive and the French Lick Casino Resort have launched the first legal online sportsbook in Indiana – BetRivers.com. The website is now available both online and mobile, with users able to place bets on a wide range of sporting events. Players can register and bet instantly, as Indiana …
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CEO of Parimatch Russia, Dmitry Sergeev, has been listed as one of the top 1000 managers in Russia by the Russian Association of Managers in collaboration with Kommersant publishing house. The Top 1000 Russian Managers ranking has been published on an annual basis since 2001, and is decided by members …
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At least eight areas have revealed their interest in getting a chunk of the newly legalized gambling sector in Japan. The candidates will compete for permission to host one of the three integrated casino resorts in the country. Japan Tourism Agency’s survey has shown that Hokkaido, the city of Chiba, …
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National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a new partnership deal with sports bookmaker William Hill, making the England-based firm an authorized sports betting operator of the league in the United States. As part of the agreement, William Hill will have the right to use official NBA betting data and league marks …
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Kindred Group-owned Unibet has followed up its New Jersey debut with a move into the Pennsylvania sports betting market. The sportsbook went live in the state through a partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono. The new Mohegan Sun Pocono sportsbook will initially only be running as a land-based service, with sports …
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New York-listed Scientific Games has entered into an agreement with Italian gaming operator Sisal to exclusively supply its range of Wave lottery terminals across the country. The agreement comes as the result of Scientific Games winning a private, limited tender, which Sisal conducted in preparation for a public tender to …
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